Tumbler rack and carrier



Nov. 11, '1941. H. J wATRAL q 2,262,597

TUMBLER RACK AND CARRIER Filed March 23, 1940 k a i Z4 1111a 21/ 12a W3f 4% INVENTOR- 6. I; ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 11, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TUMBLER RACK ANDCARRIER Henry J. Watral, Queens Village, N. Y.

Application March 23, 1940, Serial No. 325,555

Claims.

This invention relates to tumbler carriers and racks, and has for itsmain object to provide a device of this character which will have anovel construction whereby it will be simpler and easier to manufactureand still be more efficient in use than devices at present used for suchpurpose.

Another object of this invention is to provide a circular, ring like,retaining member for each independent tumbler, separating the tumblersfrom one another, said retaining members being arranged at the upperends of upright carrying elements proper, the lower ends of saidcarrying elements being secured to an appropriate base in a Very simplemanner.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a device ascharacterized hereinbefore, all of the members and parts of which may bemade of appropriate metal wire with simple operations for forming,assembling and securing together the parts thereof.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a device of thistype in which one carrier element proper may have two upright endportions and may carry two opposingly placed circular retaining membersthereon. I

A further object of my invention is to provide a wire tumbler carrierand rack as characterized hereinbefore, in which the carrier elementsproper are used to strengthen and reinforce the base, and inter-connectits parts, and wherein leg members may be employed inter-connecting thecarrier elements proper and further supporting them.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a device of thisnature in which the base is formed into a carrier handle or grip.

Still other objects of this invention will be apparent as thespecification of the same proceeds.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification and accompanying thesame:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the preferred embodiment of my noveltumbler carrier and rack;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is an end elevation;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing one carrier elementproper with two opposingly placed retaining rings at its two ends;

Fig. 5 shows a modification of the carrying element proper beingprovided with one retaining ring and with a lower portion secured to anappropriate base;

Figs. 6 and 7 show modified forms of the carrying elements proper andthe retaining members on their ends;

Fig. 8 indicates in a diagrammatic manner a modified embodiment of atumbler carrier and rack constructed according to the principles of myinvention.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail by characters of reference,and particularly to Figs. 1 to 3, the numeral I0 indicates a preferredform of my novel tumbler carrier and rack in general. The base of mytumbler carrier and rack in this embodiment is formed by three wiresI.I, I2 and I3, each of said wires preferably being shaped as a portionof an ellipse, the lower part thereof forming the base proper and beingspaced apart from one another as best shown in Fig. 3, the two sidesbeing bent upwardly towards each other and meeting at the points I4 andI5 respectively. At these points, the upper ends of the base members aresecured together as by welding, and two appropriate handle or grip wiresproper I6 and Il may be secured on the base members II, I2 and I3 attheir meeting points I4 and I5, as best shown in Fig. 1, said wire gripmembers I6 and I! being of circular or elliptical curvature, one abovethe other and preferably in one vertical plane.

Downwardly and outwardly curved decorative finishing wire members I8 andI9 may be further secured to the members described hereinbefore at thepoints I4 and I5 preferably by welding, or said decorative finishingmembers may be made integral with the central base wire member I2.

Four carrier elements proper 20, 2I, 22 and 23; may be secured on thelower portions of the base wire elements II, I2 and I3 as indicated atIla, I2a and I3a, respectively, bridging the same and being transverseto their planes. Each of said carrier elements proper has a straightlower supporting member 24 bridging the lower portions of the ellipticbase wires II, I2 and I3, and rest ing thereon, each end of saidsupporting portion 24 being turned upwardly in a curved manner forming asingle upright portion 25, and a retaining ring wire member 26 issecured at the upper end of each upright portion 25, said circles beingsubstantially horizontal when my carrier and rack is resting on ahorizontal support, and

said supporting wires 24 of the carrier element also generally beingparallel to the planes of the 'circles 26.

On account of the upward bending of the main wire elements I I, I2 andI3, the outermost carrier elements 20 and 23 and their retaining ringsare in a higher position than the two intermedicarrier elements proper48 and 49,

ate carrier elements proper 2! and 22 and their respective retainingrings.

Two leg members, generally indicated by the numeral 21 are also added tomy device, each having a central straight normally horizontal portion 28secured to the straight transverse portions 24 of the respective twointermediate carrier elements proper 2| and 22, as at 2la and 22a, theouter ends of each of said legs 2'! being bent, first downwardly thenupwardly and inwardly in a rounded ornamental manner, providinggenerally circular leg proper portions 29 and 29a, and the respectiveoutermost carrier elements proper and 23 are secured on said circularleg proper portions 29 and 29a as'at 20w and 23a.

In Fig. 41 show in a perspective view on an enlarged scale, one carrierelement proper. as, for

instance, the one indicated by the numeral 2|, it

being understood that all the carrier elements here shown are identical.A portion of thebase wires H, H and i3 is also indicated.

The position of the tumblers when in my carrier or rack is indicated inan imaginary manner by the dot and dash lines 30 in Figs. 1 and 3. I

In Fig. 5 I indicate in a general manner; the underlying principle of mydevice which is that an upright member-3| carries a retaining circularmember 32 at'its upper endfor the tumblers and its lower end 33 is bentunderneath ofand spaced apart from said'retaining'circle32 and may actas a supportfor the tumbler 30 at the same time keep the mentionedcarrier element proper secured on appropriate base wires and 35. In thisembodiment, a carrier element proper 33'oarries only one retainingmember'32 and this form of the device may be employed incombination witha great number of types possible base wire mem.- bers 34 and 35; whichmay be formed into circles, ovals, oblongs, polygons, etc., in one ormore planes and in other geometrical formations. Of course, they may notbebent upwardly to form grip members, and any. other appropriate means,well known in this art, may be provided for them as grips and handles.

An oblong tumbler carrier: rack of this last mentioned type, andconstructed according to my invention is indicated-in a diagrammaticmanner in Fig. 8. In this embodiment, base wires 34 and '35-'are formedinto oblongs and the carrier In'Fig. 6 I indicate a stillfurth'er'modification of the; retaining member and carrying elementproper of my device in which a-single Wire 35 is bent into a combinationloop', having a top portion 31 forming-the circular retaining member,two downwardly and-outwardly bent upright portions 38. and 39'and alower preferably wedge shaped-loop portion 40 bent inwardly underneaththe plane of thering'31'and spaced'apart there from, said lower portion"40 being secured on any appropriate-base, as on wire; 4| and 42. r

In Fig. '7, a still further modification-of the retaining memberandcarrier element properis indicated in Which, again, a-single piece of--wire 43 is bent-in a combination loop havingtwo ope positely pointingretaining-circles and 45 at its upper ends, each being carried by a pairof upright branches 46 and 41, respectively, said up right branchesbeing inter-connected by the two y-appr priate base .wires 59*and 5':may be provided'in a tumbler carrieror rack in which my carrier andlretaining elementproper is topbe employed with one another.

and the carrier elements proper 48 and 49 may be secured to said wires50 and 5|, as indicated at 50a and 5la.

It will be understood that changes and variations may be made in theelements, in the details of construction and combination of my device,and I reserve my rights toall such changes and variations which arewithin the spirit of this specification and the scope of the claimshereunto appended.

One of such changes, for instance, may consist in replacing the singlewire 24 for the tumbler retaining rings 26 in the embodiment of myinvention, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, and particularly in Fig. 4, by twosimilar wires 24 set side by side in a spaced apart relation and inparallelism This construction will give a stronger carrying wire 24, atthe same time additionally reinforcing the base wires I I to I3.

What I claim as new, is:

1. In a tumbler carrier and rack, a wire-base, a wire carrier elementproper secured on said base, the two ends of said wire carrier-elementproper being bent upwardly, a retaining ring at each end of said carrierelement proper, said retaining rings being substantially aboverespective portions of said base, the spaces between said base and saidrings being left free, said carrier element proper and said rings beingformed of one piece of wire, said wire for said carrier element andrings forming a loop, the two longitudinal branches thereof beingsecured across said wire base and the two ends forming two uprightbranches terminating in circular portions forming said retaining rings.

2. In a tumbler carrier and rack, two wires in parallelism to form abase, and loop shaped wires secured on said base to form tumblercarriers, and each of said loops being formed withan upper ring shapedportion, two downwardly and laterally outwardly bent branches continuingsaid ring shaped portion and two lower terminating branches meeting in awedge shaped point and being secured over and across said base wires. p

3. In a tumbler carrier and rack, abase formed of longitudinally setwires, and carrier wires proper secured on. said base transversely tosaid base wires, upwardly turned endsfor said carrier wires, havingretaining rings thereon adapted to receive for supporta tumbler,. aglass or the .like, both ends 30f: said" base wires being turned.upwardly, andmeeting-in one point, at each end,

and a connecting element between saidtwo-end points to form ahandleor'grip for the device.

4. In a tumbler carrier and rack, a base formed of longitudinally. setwires, and carrier wires proper secured on said base transversely tosaid base wires, upward-1y turned ends for said carrier wires, havingretaining rings thereon adapted to receive for'support-atumbler; a glassor the like, said base wires gradually nearingeach other at theirends,and their'ends. beingum'ted into two end points for the device. Y r

5. In a tumbler carrier and rack, a base formed of longitudinallyvsetwires, and. carrierv wires proper secured on said base transversely:to said base wires, upwardly turned ends for said carrier wires, havingretaining rings thereon adapted to receive for support'atumbler, a'glass or the like,

said base-wiresgradually rising; at their ends and

